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Capture of the St. Michael
Capture of Bengali ship by the Danes in 1644 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capture of St. Michael (Danish; Kapre af St. Michael) or the Seizure of St. Michael, was a Danish seizure of a Bengali ship in the Bay of Bengal. The Danes captured the Bengali ship and the vessel was subsequently incorporated into the Danish Navy given the name St. Michael.
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Part of the Dano-Mughal War | |||||||
![]() Danish India at the time of the capture, 1643-1669 | |||||||
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1 ship |
1 ship 1 boat | ||||||
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Unknown | 1 ship captured |
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